How do you like to eat your Ga Kenkey? And how many balls of kenkey can you eat? I’m genuinely curious because my elder sister, Comfort, can eat five balls of Ga kenkey at a go and eight balls of banku. That sounds like an exaggeration, especially considering she’s a woman, but I’m telling you the truth.
When we were kids, she used to devour any meal made from corn and cassava dough, particularly banku and Ga kenkey. She had the stomach of eight giant men. Hwew!
I don’t know about her capacity now, since we’re both married and live far apart. The last time I saw her eat Ga kenkey, she ate only two balls. I guess maybe age is gradually closing up the space in her stomach.
But I strongly believe she still has it in her, especially when you pair banku or Ga kenkey with pepper sauce, fried fish, fried egg, small okra stew, shrimps, fried gizzard, and one-mouth-thousand. Yes! That’s how she likes to eat her Ga kenkey. It’s a full delicacy.
How do you like to eat your Ga kenkey as a Ghanaian?
And that makes me want to ask you: How do you like to eat your Ga kenkey?
I know that regularly, the average Ghanaian eats Ga kenkey with pepper sauce and fried fish. But to combine it with all the other accompaniments means the person has developed a serious appetite for it.
As for me, I can only eat one ball of Ga kenkey at a time. But I do enjoy the rest of the accompaniments that go with the meal. The whole meal fills me up immediately, and I dare not choke myself trying to force another ball of kenkey down my throat.
One of my best childhood memories with my family is my sister’s appetite for Ga kenkey and banku. I remember the look of amazement on our faces whenever we ate together, and my mum kept refilling the bowl with more banku because my sister kept finishing hers before any of us could finish ours.
The beautiful memory it evokes
It’s interesting how we often fail to appreciate some moments while we’re living them, yet those same moments become the memories we cherish the most as we grow older.
Yesterday, I bought some Ga kenkey, and while eating it, I was overwhelmed with nostalgia. As I kept reminiscing about my childhood, one thought kept coming to mind:
Who could possibly eat that much kenkey?
That’s why I want to know how you prefer yours. Or is there a particular Ghanaian food you eat more often than the average Ghanaian? I’m waiting to hear from you in the comments.
